Amarok 2.2/1.4

[Lisi]

On Friday 27 November 2009 12:46:27 Bas Roufs wrote:
> *Hello Lisi

Hello, Bas :-)

> In your first mail of this thread, you mentioned that you work with Kubuntu
> Karmic. So do I, so I am happy to guide you now step-by-step in case you
> are on line.

How very kind and generous of you to take so much time and trouble.

I had already thought that I had done all this using aptitude, and it had 
failed.  But I went through your steps - and package manager told me that it 
had all already been done.  I then tried Amarok again - and guess what I had 
done wrong??  I had failed to restart the computer!!!  (I turned it off while 
I was briefly out of the house.)  So your instructions (your first lot) had 
already worked!!  So sorry to have spoilt the ship for such a small ha'porth 
of tar and put you to so much extra trouble.  And thank you for helping.  Now 
you must excuse me while I turn cartwheels round the garden.

>
> *'TIA': ???*

Thanks in advance - sorry.  I should remember that acronyms are not 
international.

> *i hope these instructions will help.

They did :-))

Now for those cartwheels.  (I have left everything basically untrimmed below 
this for the elucidation of others and the archives.)

Gratefully yours,
Lisi

> > (No. Myriam, I have not abandoned your suggestion.  It is just that if
> > this worked, it woul dbe simpler for me.  But I shall appear on irc later
> > when I am not dashing in and out.)  If this doesn't work for me, that is.
>
> *My solution worked in my case. But as long as you have not solved the
> problem, keep also please an open eye for the suggestions of Myriam and
> others. *
>
> > How did you do this?  (The upgrade bit.)
>
> *In my previous mail, I already tried to explain this. May be it better to
> act now step-by-step. Let's start now with step 1, which I have summarised
> as follows:.*
>
> > > First I went to:
> > > http://www.kubuntu.org/
> > > From there, I copied this phrase - a repository you need to add:
> > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu karmic main
>
> *Open a text editor - OpenOffice, KOffice, Kate or whatever. And copy-paste
> there the EXACTLY the following phrase:
> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/**kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu karmic main
>
> Now let's go to step 2, which I summarised as follows:*
>
> > I did so by carefully following the instructions at a page which
> >
> > > explains how to 'add a repository':
> > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu
> > > But of course, instead of the repository mentioned there, I added the
> > > repository mentioned above.
>
> *Please, carefully read now this page::
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu
> Than carry out the instructions there in order to "add" this repository:
> **deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu karmic main
> **Here I try to summarise the instructions at the Repositories page.
> First go to your text editor and copy *EXACTLY *the phrase **deb ....karmic
> main,** 2 lines above this one.*
> *Than go to KPackagekit:
> K-MENU > SYSTEM SETTINGS > add and remove software > settings > than press
> at ' Edit software sources'.
> Than, you will be asked for your root password. Fill in this password,
> press ENTER and go to the tab 'other software'. Now press at 'ADD'  and
> simply carry out the command 'CONTROL-V', in order to paste the whole
> phrase ** **deb ....karmic main.**
> If this does not work, go again to the text editor, select the phrase, copy
> it there, go back to KPackagekit and paste the phrase again.
> After succesfully pasting this phrase, press at 'OK' , and than at 'close'.
>
> Now, before doing ANYTHING ELSE, close ALL applications, except
> KPackagekit. Now, carry out the 'GPG key test'  as I have summarised here:
> *
>
> > > Before installing the updates of that repository, but after 'adding'
> > > that repository, I carried out a 'GPG key test' via a command line in
> > > Konsole. See for details:
> > > http://www.kubuntu.org/faq/PPA-keys
> > > This test did not deliver any failures, so I went on to the next step:
> >
> > (...)
>
> *In other words: open a terminal, e.g. Konsole. Firs copy-paste and carry
> out the following command:
> **gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 2836CB0A8AC93F7A
>
> Than copy-paste and carry out this one:
> **gpg --export --armor 2836CB0A8AC93F7A | sudo apt-key add -
>
> If this test works out fine, i.e. without failure reports, go on with the
> next step, which I summarised as follows:*
>
> > > I simply installed ALL the updates available now in that repository -
> > > in order to avoid mistakes.
>
> *Now, go back to KPackagekit and CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS. Press at
> 'Software updates'. After a few minutes, you will see a list with a whole
> bunch of software updates, including the newest stable versions of Amarok
> and KDE. If and when you see this list, press at 'select all updates'. Than
> press at something like 'apply' and the upgrade starts. The time you will
> need for this depends from your internet connection. After probably a few
> minutes, the process will finish. Only after checking that the process
> really has finished, leave KPackagekit, restart you PC and test Amarok.
> Please, tell to this list about the results of your efforts after following
> these instructions.
> *
>
> > Again, how did you do the upgrading?  My attempts aren't being very
> > successful.
>
> *Please, follow the instructions above as exactly as you can. *
>
> > > In this way, Amarok is well integrated in
> > > the rest of the Kubuntu system.
> >
> > Yes - that sounds a very good idea, if I could only achieve it.
>
> *Follow the instructions, than test Amarok and get back to us.*